Faia Brava reserve, Côa Valley, Portugal
Faia Brava
The Eternal Forest planting inside Portugal's first private nature reserve.
Faia Brava became Portugal's first private protected area twenty-five years ago. Griffon and Egyptian vultures, golden and Bonelli's eagles nest on its schist cliffs; Garrano horses graze the slopes. Eternal Forest, a planting campaign founded by the artist Evgenia Emets, works with ATN to plant a dense native forest sanctuary of about twelve hectares inside the reserve: five hundred trees in November 2025, twelve hundred more in February 2026.
What is being created
- The work
- A twelve-hectare native forest sanctuary inside the reserve, kept for a thousand years
- Oak woodland returning to former farmland
- Wildlife returning
- Griffon and Egyptian vulture
- Golden and Bonelli's eagle, black stork
- Wildcat, otter, roe deer, Garrano horse
- Species
- Griffon vultureEgyptian vultureGolden eagleWildcat
Give to Faia Brava
Its city patch is being agreed with a partner. Until it is signed, every gift here goes to Faia Brava in full.
Where it goes
A city patch for Faia Brava is being agreed with a partner. Until it is signed, every gift goes to Faia Brava in full.
How much
Enter £2 to £10,000, in pounds and pence.
Secure checkout with Stripe. Registered charity no. 329.
Give to another placeWhat the money does
- Native trees and planting days
- Care and watering in the first summers
- Vulture nest monitoring on the cliffs
Updates
- November 2025
First 500 trees planted at the Eternal Forest launch
- February 2026
1,200 more native trees and plants planted
- 2026 onward
Care, monitoring and further planting seasons
